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Topic: Dell 8300 memory |
Ken Lang
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Simi Valley, Ca
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Posted 2 Apr 2009 5:49 pm |
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I've also discovered I can use more memory. 2 gig.
The part no. I get from Crucial.com is CT441222. $86. Know of any other places?
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Mitch Drumm
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Posted 2 Apr 2009 6:12 pm
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Ken:
That part number is PC 3200 (speed). I looked at Newegg and found no exact match for a 2 gig set. Newegg has Crucial speed 2700 for $73 per pair of two 1 gig sticks. You could use it, but it would be slightly slower than your existing RAM and make your existing sticks run at 2700 also. You probably wouldn't notice the difference. But you have to add postage and sales tax.
Newegg also sells the 3200 stuff for 36 per 1 gig stick. You would need two, for a total of $72. Add tax and postage.
Crucial might not charge you tax since they are in Idaho. You'll have to check.
I would stick with Crucial. Dells can be finicky about memory and Crucial is guaranteed to work assuming you used their configurator correctly.
Here is the Newegg single sticks for $36:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146545 |
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Wiz Feinberg
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Mid-Michigan, USA
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Posted 2 Apr 2009 9:03 pm
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Ken;
Use the Crucial Memory Advisor tool (linked to from my RAM page, to find the correct part numbers for your model of Dell, then order a pair. Crucial is about the most reliable RAM on the market, for both OEM replacement, custom builts, and even overclocking use. I use nothing else anymore, after several other brands went bad within a couple of years of regular use. It is very stable RAM and is made by Micron, the parent company of Crucial Technology.
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Ken Lang
From:
Simi Valley, Ca
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Posted 3 Apr 2009 3:09 pm
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Thanks guys. Wiz. I did use the crucial check yesterday. It told me the memory no. I needed. $85 for the two sticks. I checked Best buy locally $72 for just 0ne a 1 gig strip. Yikes.
Crucial it is.
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 4 Apr 2009 2:19 am
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Best to go with Crucial for a Dell. Dell's have a long history of being finicky with memory - one brand may work on one PC (e.g. one 8300) and the same brand may not work or another same model (e.g.8300) PC. Crucial is guaranteed to work on Dell's and what we recommend as 3rd party memory on the Dell users forum.
This is from the Dell 8300 manual
Memory
Type
DDR 333 or 400 (non-ECC)
Memory connectors
four
Memory capacities
128-, 256-, 512-MB, and 1-GB non-ECC
Minimum memory
256 MB
Maximum memory
4 GB |
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Ken Lang
From:
Simi Valley, Ca
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Posted 4 Apr 2009 10:41 am
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Jack. Yes. That's what I did. I had crucial check both my computer and my wifes and ordered the appropriate memory for each. What a deal. Just let it check your computer and tell you what you need.
Thanks for the help.
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 4 Apr 2009 4:09 pm
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| The crucial site is correct most of the time, but occasionally we have found it to be incorrect on a couple of Dell's. Not many but we have found it to be wrong (e.g. on one model it showed a max of 2GB when in fact the acual RAM max was 4GB - in the Dell manual spec's for that model it showed 2GB or 4GB and as it turned out it was 2GB for a 32 bit OS and 4GB if a 64 bit OS was used). |
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